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Alzheimer's disease without neurofibrillary tangles
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General Information
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a fact sheet on Alzheimer's disease. To view this fact sheet, click on the link below.
Link: http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/AlzheimersDisease.pdf - PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Alzheimer's disease without neurofibrillary tangles. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
- The The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database contains genetics resources that discuss Alzheimer's disease without neurofibrillary tangles. Click on the link to go to OMIM and review these resources.
Press Releases
- NIH News: Scientists Report Important Step in Biomarker Testing for Alzheimer's Disease. National Institute on Aging (NIA). March 17, 2009.
Insurance Issues
- The Social Security Administration has included this condition in their Compassionate Allowances Initiative. This initiative speeds up the processing of disability claims for applicants with certain medical conditions that cause severe disability. More information about Compassionate Allowances and applying for Social Security disability is available online.